diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9314c88..2b50ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           otp-version: "26.0.2"
           # Ensure you update the bin/download-compiler Gleam version to match this
-          gleam-version: "1.5.1"
+          gleam-version: "1.6.1"
           rebar3-version: "3"
 
       - name: Download WASM version of Gleam compiler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 09cbcf3..e796fde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           otp-version: "26.0.2"
           # Ensure you update the bin/download-compiler Gleam version to match this
-          gleam-version: "1.5.1"
+          gleam-version: "1.6.1"
           rebar3-version: "3"
       - run: ./bin/download-compiler
       - run: gleam deps download
diff --git a/bin/download-compiler b/bin/download-compiler
index a8f8634..adb61e0 100755
--- a/bin/download-compiler
+++ b/bin/download-compiler
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 # Ensure you update the CI Gleam version to match this
-VERSION="v1.5.1"
+VERSION="v1.6.1"
 
 rm -fr wasm-compiler
 mkdir wasm-compiler